| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Terms of Endearment | - | - | - | $58,508,174 | 1,259 | $108,423,489 | Nov 23 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 2 | Footloose | - | - | - | $46,883,321 | 1,384 | $80,035,402 | Feb 17 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 3 | Sudden Impact | - | - | - | $30,792,332 | 1,602 | $67,642,693 | Dec 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 4 | Silkwood | - | - | - | $29,597,605 | 843 | $35,615,609 | Dec 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 5 | Splash | - | - | - | $27,933,944 | 1,186 | $69,821,334 | Mar 9 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 6 | Scarface | - | - | - | $25,439,938 | 1,008 | $45,227,398 | Dec 9 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 7 | Yentl | - | - | - | $24,451,981 | 747 | $40,218,899 | Nov 18 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 8 | Never Cry Wolf | - | - | - | $20,573,773 | 540 | $29,600,000 | Oct 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 9 | Hot Dog... The Movie | - | - | - | $20,307,325 | 1,276 | $20,307,325 | Jan 13 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 10 | Unfaithfully Yours | - | - | - | $19,928,200 | 831 | $19,928,200 | Feb 10 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 11 | Uncommon Valor | - | - | - | $19,304,137 | 1,076 | $30,503,151 | Dec 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 12 | Blame It on Rio | - | - | - | $18,644,570 | 1,234 | $18,644,570 | Feb 17 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 13 | Lassiter | - | - | - | $17,513,452 | 945 | $17,513,452 | Feb 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 14 | Angel | - | - | - | $17,488,564 | 499 | $17,488,564 | Jan 13 | New World Pictures | false |
| 15 | Against All Odds | - | - | - | $16,466,827 | 979 | $21,689,062 | Mar 2 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 16 | Police Academy | - | - | - | $14,933,510 | 1,587 | $81,198,894 | Mar 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 17 | The Big Chill | - | - | - | $12,427,303 | 832 | $56,342,711 | Sep 30 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 18 | Two of a Kind | - | - | - | $11,801,362 | 1,278 | $23,646,952 | Dec 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 19 | Weekend Pass | - | - | - | $10,997,137 | 475 | $21,058,033 | Feb 3 | Crown | false |
| 20 | Broadway Danny Rose | - | - | - | $10,600,497 | 613 | $10,600,497 | Jan 27 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 21 | The Rescuers 1983 Re-release | - | - | - | $10,597,509 | 1,040 | $21,000,000 | Dec 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 22 | Gorky Park | - | - | - | $10,264,285 | 631 | $15,856,028 | Dec 16 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 23 | D.C. Cab | - | - | - | $10,059,482 | 908 | $16,134,627 | Dec 16 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 24 | The Ice Pirates | - | - | - | $9,681,891 | 1,175 | $14,255,801 | Mar 16 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 25 | Christine | - | - | - | $9,348,013 | 1,101 | $21,017,849 | Dec 9 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 26 | Tank | - | - | - | $9,174,714 | 1,332 | $11,302,884 | Mar 16 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 27 | Reckless | - | - | - | $8,289,916 | 899 | $8,289,916 | Feb 3 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 28 | Children of the Corn | - | - | - | $8,203,038 | 653 | $14,568,989 | Mar 9 | New World Pictures | false |
| 29 | To Be or Not to Be | - | - | - | $7,585,092 | 645 | $13,030,214 | Dec 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 30 | The Right Stuff | - | - | - | $6,202,359 | 627 | $21,192,102 | Oct 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 31 | A Christmas Story | - | - | - | $6,051,174 | 938 | $19,294,144 | Nov 18 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 32 | The Man Who Loved Women | - | - | - | $5,770,217 | 845 | $10,964,231 | Dec 16 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 33 | The Lonely Guy | - | - | - | $5,718,573 | 717 | $5,718,573 | Jan 27 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 34 | The Hotel New Hampshire | - | - | - | $5,142,858 | 244 | $5,142,858 | Mar 9 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 35 | Harry & Son | - | - | - | $4,864,980 | 920 | $4,864,980 | Mar 2 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 36 | Star 80 | - | - | - | $4,531,751 | 502 | $6,472,990 | Nov 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 37 | Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | - | - | - | $3,896,542 | 1,764 | $252,583,617 | May 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 38 | Racing with the Moon | - | - | - | $2,844,328 | 389 | $6,045,647 | Mar 23 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 39 | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | - | - | - | $2,549,706 | 1,175 | $45,858,563 | Mar 30 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 40 | Romancing the Stone | - | - | - | $1,993,084 | 1,110 | $76,572,238 | Mar 30 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 41 | The Buddy System | - | - | - | $1,820,049 | 190 | $1,820,049 | Jan 20 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 42 | The Dresser | - | - | - | $1,651,361 | 241 | $5,310,748 | Dec 9 | Columbia Pictures | false |
| 43 | The Smurfs and the Magic Flute | - | - | - | $1,435,165 | 432 | $11,234,220 | Oct 7 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | false |
| 44 | Sahara | - | - | - | $1,402,962 | 344 | $1,402,962 | Mar 2 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 45 | Mike's Murder | - | - | - | $1,059,966 | 80 | $1,059,966 | Mar 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 46 | The Power | - | - | - | $929,162 | 256 | $929,162 | Jan 20 | - | false |
| 47 | Scandalous | - | - | - | $526,805 | 144 | $526,805 | Jan 20 | Orion Pictures | false |
| 48 | This Is Spinal Tap | - | - | - | $412,538 | 206 | $4,491,645 | Mar 2 | Embassy Pictures | false |
| 49 | Misunderstood | - | - | - | $332,910 | 741 | $1,525,532 | Mar 30 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | false |
| 50 | Crackers | - | - | - | $129,268 | 21 | $129,268 | Feb 17 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 51 | Repo Man | - | - | - | $129,000 | 39 | $129,000 | Mar 2 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 52 | Slayground | - | - | - | $108,128 | 62 | $108,128 | Jan 27 | Universal Pictures | false |
